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Ajith Kumar

Chief Operating Officer(COO) - Birla OPUS - Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Group

Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt LtdMumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Experience34+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Business case for the BIRAL opus paint, Approval of Business case from Board. Conceptualization and designing of big automated industry 4.0 connected plants, project execution and commissioning of 6 plants. Land acquisition at multiple states and getting all clearances for construction. Setting up R&D and formulations developments for a very large number of products and market validation. Building a very large team of people in Project, R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply chain, Legal and Corporate affairs. Launch of Paint business - "BIRLA OPUS". Setting up a world class Supply chain network for products In Akzo- Responsible for its all manufacturing sites in India for Paints and Coatings - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Gwalior, Chandigarh and Noida. These manufacturing sites supports for Paints business, Powder coating business, Industrial coatings business, Marine and Protective coatings business and Automotive and specialty coating business

Career Timeline

Professional employment history

Education

MSc

Applied Chemistry

Goverment Engineering College, Jabalpur

Bachelor of Science - BS

Chemistry

FAROOK COLLEGE, KOZHIKKODE

Pre -Degree

Group I

FAROOK COLLEGE, KOZHIKKODE

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Ajith Kumar
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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